The baby name Karola is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KA-ROH-lah (English approximation),IPA (English): /kəˈroʊlə/,Polish: /kaˈrɔla/,German: /kaˈʁoːla/.
Karola is Polish in Origin.
The baby name Karola is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced KA-ROH-lah (English approximation),IPA (English): /kəˈroʊlə/,Polish: /kaˈrɔla/,German: /kaˈʁoːla/.
Karola is Polish in Origin.
Karola is the Central and Eastern European form of Carola, the feminine derivative of Karl/Carolus, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *karlaz meaning “free man,” now often read as “free person.” The K-spelling reflects German, Polish, Slovak, and Hungarian orthography (cf. Karl vs. Carl). In German-speaking regions the name rose in the 19th and early 20th centuries alongside Caroline/Karoline, buoyed by the prestige of the Charles/Caroline dynastic tradition and Catholic reverence for Charlemagne and St. Charles Borromeo.
Variants include Carola (more common in Romance and English contexts), Karoline/Caroline, Karolina/Karolína, and related short forms Caro, Karo, Kara, and Lola; in Polish and Slovak, Karola coexists with the more prevalent Karolina. Used across Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary, the name offers a streamlined, international twist on the Charles family of names while preserving a timeless sense of independence and free status.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| EE | 0 | #35 | 3 | 1,051 | |
| HU | 0 | #112 | 4 | 1,675 | |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #129 | 10 | 1,888 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #152 | 411 | 5,096 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| PL | 0 | #168 | 46 | 2,600 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #195 | 29 | 3,308 |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #254 | 5 | 3,650 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #255 | 1,225 | 4,949 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #292 | 3 | 3,687 |
| PE | 0 | #325 | 5 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #326 | 4 | 7,429 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #334 | 7 | 6,459 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #370 | 22 | 1,368 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #375 | 46 | 1,885 |
| Germany | 0 | #376 | 62 | 2,542 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| CL | 0 | #391 | 21 | 6,867 | |
| MX | 0 | #399 | 15 | 8,339 | |
| BO | 0 | #400 | 9 | 6,868 | |
| CO | 0 | #462 | 19 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #469 | 13 | 9,861 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #485 | 21 | 7,500 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #519 | 14 | 11,342 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #531 | 6 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #557 | 55 | 9,488 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #558 | 3 | 11,671 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #610 | 134 | 3,895 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #626 | 5 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #695 | 157 | 14,098 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| IT | 0 | #704 | 11 | 4,183 | |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #864 | 80 | 14,861 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #885 | 71 | 5,933 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #901 | 178 | 16,140 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #926 | 58 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #931 | 11 | 12,708 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #976 | 6 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 178 | 17,781 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,168 | 281 | 9,415 |
| MA | 0 | #1,194 | 6 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,226 | 9 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,229 | 8 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Karola is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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